Judge sentences gang 'shot-caller' to life in Reno boy's slaying

4:19 PM,
Jan. 14, 2014

Gustavo Alvizar, 26.

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A man convicted of ordering the gang shooting death of a 16-year-old boy in broad daylight in Reno last year was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 10 years Tuesday in Washoe District Court.

"This is the stupidest crime of the century," Washoe District Court Judge Janet Berry said Tuesday during sentencing of 26-year-old Gustavo Alvizar. "... Judges all across America are tired of gang stupidity - whether you are a Norteņo or a Sureņo or an infamous soldier or a juggalo or a goofy clown or spunky or nasty or whatever the name your gang is."